Valve box



Nov. 30 1926.

M. S. COLE VALVE BOX Filed July 27, 1922 mvsmori JYlTichaeZ/ )5 C0 Z0,

ATTOR Y PATENT MICHAEL S. COLE, 01* PHIELADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

VALVE BOX.

Application filed July 27,

e object of my invention is to provide valve box having many advantagesciilarly adapted for use in i nr ins lutO the houses or buildings 01iiilividiial of the e s or water and is-d in the ground beneath thewalk.

' is to provide a box of street and The inv si oils and c constructionwhich may be readily placed around the valve and in which the valve maybe or lily and prop crly cen "ed and in whicn t he body of the valvewill prrventcd from being accidently turned 1'" at vely to the box and.s nay be had to the thrcuo'h which accs valve for the pi e oi openingor closing the same -"l e level the streetor pavement. A iurthor aim ofthe invention to provide box whose vertical dimensions iiriv be readilyvaried to suit different (lllllGilSlOllS between valves and the level oithe streets or side walks beneath which they are located.

l he invention consists in the novel coniction combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter described and clarinet Intheaccoinpanylng drawings, illustrating the invention,

Figure 1 is a top view of a valve box: em-

c t Mu bodvine; my invention and applied to a valve and its p es, thevalve and its pipe shown by dotted lines v 1 2 is a side view, partlybroken artly in section, 0:? the parts shown in f ire 3 1 we J a a lowerportion the horn on line 33 oi liicterri to the drawinga 2 and 1designpper .1 lower telescope sections is cctivcly, ch. constitute thebody otthe v alve box. The sections and 1 are open at their upper andlower ends and they may be of any suitable shape in cross section,preferably rectangular, as shown in the drawings.

The lower end oortion of the lower box section 4 has vertical slots oropenings 5 in opposite walls thereof for the reception of a horizontalpipe 6 which is provided with a valve 7 to be enclosed by and containedwithin the box. The valve 7 is of usual constructi-on, having thehexagonal end portions 8 providing oppositely disposed flat surfaces 9the flat sorts 9 1922. Serial No. 577,829.

on the body portion of the valve, and having the usual plug 10 providedwith the handle 11, by means of which the plrg 10 may be turned to openand close the valve desired.

The upper box section 2 is the lower section 4 by two pi. at diagonallyopposite corners i: and extending throng per section 2 and grooves inthe lower s is removable from the sections 2 is adapted to be -1..crtedinto s one of a vertical series oi? .-otches or grooves 3 in the lowersection to sup ort the upper so tion 2 in ditlerent positions ofvertical adjustment thereon.

Opposite side w ie of the lower portion the lower section adjacent tothe sides of the valve T are pixvided with two horizonti-il screws 14;which screwed into and through the same, as illustrated. The inner endsof the carry two plates or parts 15 having flat surfaces adapted toenthe body of the valve 7. The inner ends of the screws 1-isre rotatablyfitted in the parts 15 to permit the screws 14 to be turned withoutturning); the parts '15; and the lower portions of the parts 15 havelips 16 formed therconwhich extend beneath an d engage the bottom of thevalve body and prevent the parts 15 from turning with the screws 14. Theouter ends of the screws 1 have suitable handles 1! pivotally mountedthereon by means of wh ch the screws 1 1 may be conveniently turned tomove the parts 15 toward or from the valve 7 to clamp or release thesame, desired.

In installing the box, the lower section l: thereof is first placedcentrally over the valve 7 with the slots 5 over the pipe 6, and thesection 4 is then'lowered relatively to the valve 7 to the positionshown in the drawings, causing the pipe 6 to enter the slots 5 and thesection 41 to enclose the valve 7. The screws 14 are then turned to movethe parts or plates 15 toward each other to center the valve 7 withinthe box and to clamp it firmly between the parts 15. This done, theupper box section 2 is adjusted relatively to the lower section 1 byremoving and replacing the pins 12 until the top of the upper section 2is flush or substan tially flush with the level of the street or sidewalk beneath which the valve 7 is lo- .lll

' cated.

The dirt or earth is then filled in around the exterior of the box,which, thereafter, provides an open passage at all times for access tothe valve 7 to open and close the same when desired. The top of the boxmay be closed by any suitable removable cap or cover plate.

The lips 16 on theplates orparts 15 1101;-

only prevent the parts from turning when the screws let are turned, butthey also prefirmly embedded in the earth.

The clamping of the body of the valve 1 between the parts 15 holds thevalve stem 10 and its handle 11 in a vertical and upright position inwhich the handle 11 may be conveniently reached from above at all times,and prevents the accidental turning of the valve from its uprightposition by the pipe 6, should it be turned in repairing it or coirnesting fittings to the remote ends thereof.

1 claim as my invention 1. A valve box provided with an open bottom andhaving vertically extending openings in opposite side walls thereofhaving open bottoms for the reception of a pipe, said box being adaptedto receive and enclose a valve carried by the pipe, and-means extendinginwardly from opposite walls of the box at riglit angles to the axis ofthe.

pipe and being constructed to 'be adjusted to enga e o a osite hat sidesof the valve to c l u 1 prevent it from turning relatively to tne box,said openings and said means permittin the box to be lowered to andabout the l I I a pipe and its valve trom a position above the same.

2. A valve bo-x provided with an open bottom and having verticallyextending openings in opposite side walls thereof having open bottomsfor the reception of a pipe, said box being adapted to receive andenclose a valve carried by the pipe, and means extending inwardly fromopposite walls of the box :at right angles to the axis of the pipe andbeing constructed to be adjusted 'to engage opposite fiat sides of thevalve to prevent it from turning relatively to the box, said openingsand said means permitting the box to be lowered to and about the pipeand its valve from a position above the same, and said. means havingparts arto opposite flat sides of the valve to prevent it from turningrelatively to the box, said openings and said means permitting the boxto be lowered to and about the pipe and its valve from a position abovethe same, and said means having screw screwed into and through a sidewall of the box and carrying a part on its inner end constructed toengage the valve. 7

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature hereto.

- MICHAEL S. COLE.

